President Trần Đại Quang and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday extended their condolences to President of Ecuador Rafael Correa over the substantial human and material losses caused by the April 16 earthquake.

The Ministry of Public Security solemnly celebrated the 70^th anniversary of the People’s Police Advisory Force in Hà Nội yesterday under the presence of President Trần Đại Quang. President Quang later granted the force with the Military Medal, First Class.

The central province of Quảng Trị needs to make greater efforts in improving its investment climate and better facilitate businesses critical to boosting the national and local economies.

Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung and his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin discussed how to boost co-operation between the two countries across the fields, including border and territory issues, during their annual meetings in HCM City and Phú Quốc (Kiên Giang Province) from April 16-17. 

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday attended an opening ceremony to celebrate the cultural day of Vietnamese ethnic groups in Hà Nội. 

Goverment leaders extended their condolences to their Japanese counterparts over great losses of life and property caused by recent consecutive earthquakes in Kumamoto prefecture and surrounding areas.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng and numerous Party and State leaders offered incense to commemorate the Hùng Kings at Kính Thiên palace of the Hùng Temple historical relic site in northern Phú Thọ Province today, or the tenth day of the third lunar month. 

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC)’s Presidium held the third consultation meeting yesterday to approve the official list of 1,146 candidates for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at his reception for WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo in Hà Nội yesterday.